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Gala de Danza's debut London season will bring together some of the greatest dancers, choreographers, and musicians from ...
The first British choreographer invited in 2007 to choreograph Hamlet (renamed Elsinore) for the Bolshoi, Wheeldon called on the two to help him as he floundered with an intransigent sceptical ...
Last Updated on March 20, 2025 The Royal Ballet at their best in this charming adaptation of Alice in Wonderland Autumn is upon us and if it seems a little bleak so far and you would like a ...
The last thing I bought and loved was a black Alaïa bag. I went into the store on New Bond Street to buy it; I love that moment when you whisper, “I’ll take it.” I have a big Bottega ...
spectacularly danced on Opening Night by The Royal Ballet with Francesca Hayward in the title role. It was created by Kenneth MacMillan in 1974 as a 3-act narrative ballet and at the time was ...
Francesca Hayward as Alice Photo Credit: Alice Pennefather Though the entire evening has clear weaknesses in practice, it's obvious that Wheeldon has created a very “Royal Ballet” ballet ...
Royal Ballet principal Francesca Hayward has become lead ambassador of the Royal Ballet School’s affiliate training and assessment programme. The dancer said the appointment was a "great honour ...
Now the Royal Ballet has raised the bar yet higher with a "positively incandescent" staging of "Manon", Kenneth MacMillan's "dark, sexy" masterpiece. The superb cast is led by Francesca Hayward on ...
In the title role of Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet, Francesca Hayward has ... One of the Royal Ballet’s brightest stars, Hayward has a ravishing flow of movement, with mercurial speed and ...
It’s early on a Wednesday morning, and Francesca Hayward has ... s an incredible evening overall.” Hayward and Corrales as Romeo and Juliet at The Royal Opera House in 2019 “When you know ...
As a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, Francesca Hayward is a seasoned performer. But as she prepares for the release of her first ever film, the screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ...
Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. I was a student with the Royal Ballet. They pay the students a small fee to appear in ...